You'll need a Wowhead or LolKing username to enter the contest to win one of five Enchanted Fey Dragon Mounts, but other than that we don't need any of your personal information, just your opinions on various aspects of your gaming habits and preferences.

Entering our giveaway is quick and easy, just follow the instructions on the giveaway link above. You can earn entries into our giveaway by completing a variety of social actions using our contest app.

(1) Visiting the Blizzard Gear store.

(1) Liking Heroes of the Storm on Facebook

(1) Following Heroes of the Storm on Twitter

(1) Subscribing to Heroes of the Storm on YouTube

(1) Liking Blizzard on Facebook

(1) Liking Hearthstone on Facebook

(1) Liking World of Warcraft on Facebook

(1) Liking Diablo on Facebook

(1) Liking Starcraft on Facebook

(1) Liking Legendary on Twitter

(1) Liking Legendary on Facebook

(3) Sharing a Status Update on Facebook

(3) Sharing an Update on Twitter

Want to get your hands on more great Blizzard products? Head to the Blizzard Gear store now by clicking here.

Warlords of Draenor Weapon Models

We've got a new video for the most recent build's weapon models, and as ever you can check out all the available weapons in our model viewer via our Weapon Model Guide!

Shadowmoon Exploration

The new beta build did not open new zones, but there are new things to discover in existing zones:

We've previously covered some Shadowmoon rares and vanity items, and we have another round. Based on Voxxel's comments, there are many items inside abandoned rooms in Anguish Fortress, an area of Shadowmoon Valley that opens up after extensive questing.

One of the placeholder items from previous builds is now a full-fledged vanity item. Star Chart now summons a map of the stars!

If you're interested in more rare spawns in Shadowmoon Valley, and a zone flythrough, you can check out our post!

Reminder: WoW Launcher Will Be Retired

The Battle.net Desktop App, launched in early 2013, will soon replace the WoW and Stacraft II standalone launchers. The Battle.net Desktop App, required for Hearthstone and Heroes of the Storm, will soon be the only available launcher, and will continue to run all Blizzard games from one place. It also features news and shop direct links, and battle.net chat. However, the long promised offline mode is yet to appear, and the chat cannot be disabled without closing the app.

Blizzard

In the coming weeks, the World of Warcraft launcher will be automatically upgraded to the Battle.net desktop app. Thereafter, every Blizzard game that previously had its own separate launcher will now be launched directly from one place. But why wait? You can upgrade now!

What does this launcher upgrade do? You can use the app just like the previous World of Warcraft launcher, but Battle.net offers some handy additional features and functionality. You’ll be able to install games and patches directly from within the app and—if you choose to leave the app running on your desktop—keep them up-to-date automatically even when you’re away from your computer. It’s entirely up to you if you want to leave the app running, and you can exit it at any time. You’re also able to manage each update manually by pause and resuming again when you’re ready.

Log In Once to Play Any Blizzard Game
The new single sign-on functionality allows players to log in to the desktop app once to access World of Warcraft, StarCraft II, Diablo III, Hearthstone, and the upcoming Heroes of the Storm. This way, you can play any of your Blizzard games directly from the desktop app without having to enter your login credentials every time you want to start a game. In addition, you also have the option to stay logged in for up to 30 days, so you won’t need to re-verify your credentials every time you start the app.

Keep Up with the Latest Community News
It’s easy to keep up on all of the latest developer insights, previews, community news, and more in the News section right within the Battle.net app. The app allows you to see all game news or sort by the game you’re most interested in.

Friends and Social

You’ll also be able to chat with your Battle.net friends directly from the desktop app for Battle.net. To get started, simply look for the Friends icon in the upper-right of Battle.net the next time you log in. Clicking the icon will open up your Battle.net friends list, where you’ll be able to see their status and access a number of handy communication tools, including:

Chat with Battle.net friends. Open a chat window on your desktop. Your messages will show up in any Blizzard game your friend happens to be playing at the time.

Send and accept friend requests. Click the Add a Friend button and enter your friend’s BattleTag or email address to send them a friend request, or use the new People You May Know list. You can also right-click a friend’s name for more options.

Add Favorite Friends. Drag a friend’s name to the new Favorites section of your friends list, keeping your closest friends even closer.

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Comment by regma

Been using the App for a few months now and its not bad. Plus if you get into a test for one of the games, it'll let you know. (it was how I knew I was in the Heroes Alpha)

Comment by Furiizaa

on 2014/07/11 15:51:11

Amazing, best of luck to all of you!

Comment by CasCassCasch

on 2014/07/11 15:53:40

Goodness that was a long quiz.

Comment by aknot666

on 2014/07/11 15:56:54

Good luck everyone!

Comment by XLament

on 2014/07/11 16:06:22

I'm curious why the survey asks if you own a ps4/xbox1 and then asks if your interested in buying them after you've said you own one or both..

Comment by killieth

on 2014/07/11 16:12:55

I love the battle.net launcher app. All my games in one place, whats not to love. The weapons look awesome.

Comment by Destruktio

on 2014/07/11 16:15:20

I love the battle.net launcher app. All my games in one place, whats not to love. The weapons look awesome.

The only thing I dislike about the launcher is that it HAS to be open in the taskbar to launch games, can't right click the small icons and launch a game like on Steam

Comment by nemestrinus

on 2014/07/11 16:19:37

those weapons look pretty sweet, too bad i wont be seeing much of them as a hunter, wish we could get some more animated bows

Comment by Talonos

on 2014/07/11 16:21:02

its a shame the battle.net app doesn't include the use of older game titles. i own all of the other blizzard games and would love to have them included into the app seeing as they are included on the website.

Comment by Naaman

on 2014/07/11 16:24:02

I'm curious why the survey asks if you own a ps4/xbox1 and then asks if your interested in buying them after you've said you own one or both..

Or asks why you're waiting to buy them\\what features do you look for when buying when you've already answered your never buying one.

Comment by Chaoslord5

on 2014/07/11 16:46:40

Just completed the survey :)

Would still like to see an appear offline option though...

Comment by Unluckerpro

on 2014/07/11 16:48:32

nice, I cant wait for Draenor (in my opinion Pandaria is the worst one-not bad bad worst of all expansions)

Comment by Dannoroth

on 2014/07/11 16:48:44

I feel a couple of race changes coming. Think my Night Elf hunter, and warrior might become Draenei for #WoD

Comment by Promisha

on 2014/07/11 16:54:21

I wish they would include older blizzard games on the launcher too. Not that I play them all the time but it'd be nice to have warcraft 3 on there and the free retro titles off battlenet like lost vikings and rock n roll racing

Comment by WoWTrevorWoW

on 2014/07/11 17:10:04

This Survey was based more on Console gaming and games, rather than what I had expected to be more about Wowhead. Regardless, glad to help out! Good luck to all of you hoping for the Fey Dragon Mount!

Comment by Val9

on 2014/07/11 17:17:56

Yeah, the new launcher is pretty cool, my favorite part is not having to put in username/pass every time I play the game. It does require some RAM resources, and if you're playing on an older machine it's worth shutting it off once the game is starting/has started.

Comment by phoenixrm1

on 2014/07/11 17:43:17

Yea sorry but I hate that launcher. I used it for a short time with hearthstone. But chose to uninstal the game because of the stipud launcher. Now its going to be required? I guess im done with the game then. I was already on the edge on whether to continue or not. I dont see why they cant just leave the old launcher as an option.